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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differential Equations and Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine the size of the population at a given time. They calculate the time at which the population will be a given number. They observe how the population grows at the rate that is directly proportional to the number of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

MAPPING A RESEARCH SITE AND COLLECTING AND PRESENTING POPULATION DATA

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are to answer research questions based on data they collect.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Border Math

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine and interpret data relating to U.S.-Mexico borderland realities, and consider such aspects of social science as the study of population, crime, government spending, pollution, health, and economics.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The World Population Explosion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to some of the fundamental questions about the connections among population, resources and energy use, and environmental impacts. They explore population growth, interpret a line graph and calculate their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping the changes in Canada's population

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students find and analyze data found in the census. They compare the population from 1996 to 2001. They explore the type of data they can find in the Census of Population.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Distribution of children living at home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine census data to evaluate the number of students of certain ages living at home. This data is then used to determine the need for day care, or other social programs. They use this information to explore social policies.
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Website
United Nations

Stats Division: Indicators on Youth & Elderly Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
United Nations world population statistics on percent of youth and elderly in every country. Organized into a chart.
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Estados Unidos De America/united States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Review accurate and up to date statistics on the population of Hispanics in the United States. Click on the different states and find how Hispanics are becoming the number one minority in the United States.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Introduccion

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the latest statistical updates on the Hispanic presence in the United States. View the 2000-2100 year graph and compare the growth spurts over time. Also view the demographic breakdown of the states that have the greatest Hispanic...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Science Today Growing Bigger by the Decade

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will examine the current and predicted population data from the countries included in the USA TODAY Snapshot "Growing bigger by the decade".
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Article
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Ecology: The Study of Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how ecology is simply the study of how and why organisms interact with their environments.
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Activity
Other

El Diario Informacion General De Bolivia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a reference to vital statistics and other data about the country of Bolivia. General information on the history, government, environment, and tourism of Bolivia are also provided. Illiteracy rate, average number of years of...
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Graphic
National Geographic

National Geographic: The Electoral College

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how the United States elects its president by using an Electoral College. A map shows how the Electoral College's 538 members are distributed throughout all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Ecology?

For Students 9th - 10th
A webpage giving an overview of ecology. Learn about the biotic and abiotic factors that make up an ecosystem as well as the different levels of ecology.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zulu

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the country of Zulu in South Africa. It includes location, population, history and cultural relations, Kinship and Sociopolitical Organization, and religion.